Michael and Marilynn board a Viking cruise ship and tour the Baltic Sea in 2017

Eidfjord  is on the Hardevanger Fjord.  The second longest fjord in Norway.  It is a breathtakingly beautiful area.  A good website is:  Lonely Planet.

Hardevanger bridge.  The only road in to this area.
Hardevanger bridge. The only road in to this area.
Hardevanger fjord.
Hardevanger fjord.
Early morning view of the fjord.
Early morning view of the fjord.
Hotel in Eidfjord.
Hotel in Eidfjord.
Mountains behind Eidfjord.
Mountains behind Eidfjord.
Town of around 900 can be overwhelmed in the summer with cruise ships.
Town of around 900 can be overwhelmed in the summer with cruise ships.
Pilot who guides ship in to the dock.
Pilot who guides ship in to the dock.
On the way to the Norway plateau, this is the last farmland area.
On the way to the Norway plateau, this is the last farmland area.
A nice restaurant and culture center here.  Also a good place to have your roof grazed.
A nice restaurant and culture center here. Also a good place to have your roof grazed.
Goat herd heading to the upper meadows.
Goat herd heading to the upper meadows.
View back toward the fjord from the upper plateau at Syssendamen Lake.
View back toward the fjord from the upper plateau at Syssendamen Lake.
A long view of the high plateau of Norway where winters can be the harshest imaginable.
A long view of the high plateau of Norway where winters can be the harshest imaginable.
Marilynn next to the snow gauge by the lake.
Marilynn next to the snow gauge by the lake.
Rock dam of Lake Syssendamen/
Rock dam of Lake Syssendamen/
A hydroelectric power station is at the other end of the lake.
A hydroelectric power station is at the other end of the lake.
A birch tree fights for its life here.
A birch tree fights for its life here.
We visited the Veringsfossen Falls, but it was so misty we could not see at all-so I took a photo of a photo!
We visited the Veringsfossen Falls, but it was so misty we could not see at all-so I took a photo of a photo!
This and others are summer cottages as the whole area is usually under 15 feet of snow for nearly 8 months.
This and others are summer cottages as the whole area is usually under 15 feet of snow for nearly 8 months.